Denktaş: “Solution in Cyprus is not possible as long as the Greek Cypriots wish for ownership of the island”
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30 January, 2017President Mustafa Akıncı met with Greek Cypriot Leader Nikos Anastasiades yesterday for the first time since the conference in Geneva. Following the meeting, he made a statement to the press and answered questions from the media.
Akıncı stated that the negotiations have reached a point where a result can be obtained, and all their efforts should not be wasted. Everyone should bear responsibility for the future of the island.
Referring to the five-party meeting, Akıncı said that the “Geneva meeting should not be considered as an open-ended process even though the date of the conference is not clear yet”.
Akıncı emphasized that the risks and threats of 2017 are very clear, and he stressed that it would be beneficial to make the negotiation process as short as possible and hold the conference in the near future. This will not be possible with the will of only one of the negotiating parties; all sides should be ready for the conference as the Turkish Cypriots are.
President Akıncı also said that his meeting with Anastasiades was at a technical level. The negotiators made a presentation in the meeting about the technical studies in Mont Pèlerin.